Patents by Inventor Patrick Briffa

Patrick Briffa has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Device for inspecting tangential recesses in a rotor disk
    Patent number: 7800364
    Abstract: An inspection device for inspecting tangential recesses in a rotor disk by means of eddy currents is disclosed. The device includes a probe containing a plurality of sensors arranged to acquire a plurality of data series during a scan stroke, and the probe is mounted on moving equipment that is slidable in a support that is provided with two positioning members for co-operating with recesses neighboring the recess for inspection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignees: SNECMA, SNECMA Services
    Inventors: Patrick Briffa, Patrick Cabanis, Rene Le Floc'h, Christian Armand Marceau, Dominique Thibault, Vincent Pasquer
  • Device for inspecting a rectilinear cavity with eddy currents
    Patent number: 7659715
    Abstract: Inspecting an open cavity by successive broaching movements of an eddy-current sensor. The inspection device includes a probe body including the sensor installed laterally in the vicinity of the end of a rod and in line with a ramp, together with a resilient bias device acting on the probe body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Patrick Briffa, Patrick Cabanis, Patrick Gaisnon, Luc Ravize
  • DEVICE FOR INSPECTING TANGENTIAL RECESSES IN A ROTOR DISK
    Publication number: 20090267598
    Abstract: An inspection device for inspecting tangential recesses in a rotor disk by means of eddy currents. The device comprises a probe containing a plurality of sensors arranged to acquire a plurality of data series during a scan stroke, and the probe is mounted on moving equipment that is slidable in a support that is provided with two positioning members for co-operating with recesses neighboring the recess for inspection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicants: SNECMA, SNECMA SERVICES
    Inventors: Patrick Briffa, Patrick Cabanis, Rene Le Floc'h, Christian Armand Marceau, Dominique Thibault, Vincent Pasquer
  • DEVICE FOR INSPECTING A RECTILINEAR CAVITY WITH EDDY CURRENTS
    Publication number: 20080265879
    Abstract: Inspecting an open cavity by successive broaching movements of an eddy-current sensor. The inspection device comprises a probe body including the sensor installed laterally in the vicinity of the end of a rod and in line with a ramp, together with resilient bias means acting on the probe body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Patrick Briffa, Patrick Cabanis, Patrick Gaisnon, Luc Ravize